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Curated OER

Requiem The Song of the Murdered Jewish People

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read poem The Song of the Murdered Jewish People, listen to Requiem based on poem, work on reading poem as music plays, discuss reasons for composer's musical choices, and investigate possibilities of performing a reading for an...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Alaska's Cultures: Regions & Native Peoples of Alaska

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students read the essay "Did American Aborigines have Culture?". They discuss culture and what is meant by culture.
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Curated OER

Sing a Shaker Song

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study the Shakers of the 19th century and practice a traditional Shaker song, complete with dance motions.
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Curated OER

Freedom to Worship

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read the biographies of seven colonists and determine their position on the freedom of religion. They conduct a panel discussion of seven personalities and debate the religious freedom in America.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Unit on Religion and Globalization

For Teachers 11th - 12th
In this religion instructional activity, students examine the role of religion and globalization. They discover the differences in attitudes toward globalization in different religions. They also examine how globalization has helped to...
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Curated OER

God's Life

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore the Huichole culture. They create a craft that is typical of the Huichole culture. Students partake in a variety of traditional Spanish foods and music. They use Spanish vocabulary while creating their craft.
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Curated OER

City Upon a Hill: Urban Centers and African-American Migrants

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine why fugitive slaves migrated to cities and towns rather than rural areas. In this lesson, students consider the social, economic, and political benefits provided by cities and towns in comparison to rural areas.
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Other

Uri Kids: Christianity Basic Beliefs

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Scroll your mouse over the page to find out what the pictures symbolize. Click Celebrations, Sacred Spaces, Basic Beliefs, and/or Resources to learn about the Christian religion.
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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: World Belief Systems

For Students 9th - 10th
A teacher-compiled site for students taking the high school Regents Examination in New York. Site offers exam preparation materials for nine world religions--animism, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism,...
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BBC

Bbc: Religions: Customs & Beliefs of Pentecostalism

For Students 9th - 10th
A nice review of the major beliefs and teachings of the Pentecostal Christian sect. They are sometimes mistakenly label "fundamentalist" when that is not correct.
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Article
Other

On Earth as in Heaven: Eastern Orthodox Beliefs and Non Beliefs

For Students 9th - 10th
Provided here is a list of both beliefs and non-beliefs of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
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Unit Plan
The Newberry Library

Newberry: The Crusades: Motivations, Administration, and Cultural Influence

For Students 9th - 10th
Newberry Library learning module uses primary resources from which students examine Western Christian religious beliefs, political relationships, and personal values during the Middle Ages and how the goals and actions of the Crusades...
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BBC

Bbc Religions: Featured Religions and Beliefs: Church of England

For Students 9th - 10th
Compiled resources from the BBC about Anglicanism in England, with information on the history of Anglicanism, structure and governance, beliefs, worship practices, and similar topics.
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Article
Other

Intro to the Ancient Essenes & the Modern Essene Church

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses sources on the Essenes (Philo and Josephus). Also discusses Enoch, founder of the Essenes, the Essenes relationship to Christianity, and their beliefs.
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Other

Presbyterian Church in America

For Students 9th - 10th
Start here! Has click-on links to history, beliefs, church directory, and more.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Christianity: The Apostle's Creed

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] "The Apostles Creed" is a statement of basic beliefs in Christianity. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Other

Xenos Christian Fellowship: Roman Catholicism

For Students 9th - 10th
History, beliefs, ordinances, and many other details of the Roman Catholic Church, as presented by an evangelical group, Xenos Christian Fellowship.
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Handout
Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance

Religious Tolerance: Christian Denominations: The Church of Christ, Scientist (a.k.a. Christian Science)

For Students 9th - 10th
Nice site! Info filled! Good research facts here on the Christian Scientist religion.
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Unit Plan
Other

Introduction to Christianity

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore all aspects of Christianity by clicking on the subtopics or page numbers at the top of the page. Check your understanding by doing the Ordering, Drop N Drag, Self Check, and Flash Card Activities as you learn about Christianity.
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Unit Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Colonizing the Bay

For Students 9th - 10th
John Winthrop's "Model of Christian Charity" was delivered as a sermon aboard the Arabella, as the Puritans approached their destination of Massachusetts Bay in 1630. The speech spells out his vision of the society they hoped to create...
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Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Minneapolis Institute of Arts: World Religions in Art

For Students 9th - 10th
At World Religions in Art, the world's major religions--Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism--serve as lenses through which artistic production is examined in terms of its subject matter, sources of inspiration, meaning,...
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Unit Plan
University of Chicago

University of Chicago Library: Teaching the Middle East: Exporter of Religion

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning module considers the significance of the Middle East as a center of religious origins and beliefs. Essays and illustrative materials follow the development of the religious traditions of the region, from the polytheistic animism...
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Other

The Meaning of Easter

For Students 9th - 10th
A great review of the importance of Easter to the Christian religion. You also get a brief life summary of Jesus, Jesus' last words and events, a timeline of Jesus' final week and more.
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Article
Other

Hebrew for Christians: Ten Commandments

For Students 9th - 10th
The Ten Commandments were presented to Moses in the book of Exodus. Christians and Jews incorporate these into their faith, but with slight variations. This article sorts through the differences and beliefs.